Maintenance Costs Vs. Fuel Costs - Toyota
I am thinking about buying a new vehicle in the spring, and have been leaning towards a light truck.
At the dealer the other day I was going over the Tacomas (Light trucks), and in comes a Prius (Hybrid Car).
The Prius would use a third of the fuel that the truck would, and is a pretty cool car.
As I've researched the Prius, I've across a bunch of nightmare stories of cars not working, fuel cells wearing out or being depleted, and drivetrain repairs costing as much as $15,000 US. The trucks have their own share of faults, but they are much cheaper fixes (leaking windshields being the most common). Both cars cost about the same ($32,000 vs $35,000)
Anyone have a method of analysis for factoring in probability and cost of repairs for an average vehicle of a given make, and the numbers to feed the comparison for each of these cars?
Nova
At the dealer the other day I was going over the Tacomas (Light trucks), and in comes a Prius (Hybrid Car).
The Prius would use a third of the fuel that the truck would, and is a pretty cool car.
As I've researched the Prius, I've across a bunch of nightmare stories of cars not working, fuel cells wearing out or being depleted, and drivetrain repairs costing as much as $15,000 US. The trucks have their own share of faults, but they are much cheaper fixes (leaking windshields being the most common). Both cars cost about the same ($32,000 vs $35,000)
Anyone have a method of analysis for factoring in probability and cost of repairs for an average vehicle of a given make, and the numbers to feed the comparison for each of these cars?
Nova